River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-08
DAKOTA LETTER.

SoUEH SHORE OAK. Nov. 10, 1887,
Ed JoUR&AL:-Thinking that few
lines from this part of the world might
be of interest to you and some of the
X. +. j. readers, | am going to take the
liberty to drop few lines.
| arrived here on the 10th Of 0cto-
Der, 1887, and at that time there were
but few houses or buildings; but there
has since been built hotel, large as
any in II. FL drugstore, grocery and
dry goods store, blacksmith and wag-
on shop, meat market, depot, water
tank, and number of other buildings,
and there are also lumber and a coal
yard.
South Shore is situated fifty miles
west of Appleton and twenty-three
miles east of Watert0wn. on the st. T.
VI. & NJ, as the name indicates. on the
south shore of the FURNISHED Woman s
Lake, and is the only town on the
Manitoba railroad between Appleton,
Mimi. and Watertown, Oak, that has
made rapid strides towards laying the
foundation of large and prosperous
town.
Not much more than sixty days old,
she already surpasses many old estab-
lished towns, and her growth is not
temporary or spasmodic but permanent
and continuous.
In few hours after the plating of
the town site it could have been sold
to Chicago spectators and a handsome
profit realized, but the object is and
has been, not TO sell to spectators, but
70 paroles who will improve the lots
and reside here. Already there are
from eighteen to twenty large substan-
| tial buildings erected and as many
more in progress. The Northwestern
| Elevator Co., of Minneapolis, has com
| pleted its elevator of forty thousand
bushels capacity. Two other Mime
| apolis firms will build elevators for
next years crop. The famous Ante.
lope Valley, which is adjacent to this
town, raises more wheat to the acre,
and of better quality than any other
portion of the territory.
The Manitoba rail road has recOg
nized South Shores efforts, and built
a water tank and depot with platform
extending from street to street. This
is the only depot built, with the excep.
ton of those at Watertown and Apple
ton. The Lake View hotel, with land
lord Pike, of Minneapolis fame, at its
head, is ready to attend to the visitors
\ and business men.
Many of the principal lots are sold
to parties who will go into business in
the spring.
South Shore with beautiful lake and
surrounding country, together with the
push and energy of its proprietors, il
| bound sooner or later to be classed with
| the leading towns of southern Dakota
and if fasteners or any one around II
| +. want to see genuine western boom,
| just let them come TO South Shore and
! be satisfied. Speaking of the weather
| of Dakota, have been here for nearly
two months in the employ of the North
western Elevator Co., and all the time
| Except few days. the weather has
been all that one could ask for. And
while you had snow in Wisconsin we
had good weather.
The country around here is a little
rolling, just enough to drain the land
| so that work can be commenced early
in the spring. The soil is of good quail
ity and will last as long as any land in
the territory.
Punished Woman's Lake or lakes,
flor there are two divided by narrow
strip of land on which the rail road
runs are about three miles long by one
mile wide. They are beautiful sheets
of water and furnish excellent oppor
tInities for boating and fishing. Ducks
and geese are quite plentiful.
We have taken in at the elevator
thus far about 10000 bushels of wheat
consisting of two grades, hard and
northern. No. l hard is worth at the
ern 55 cents. @. w. f.